interim

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An interval of time between one event, process, or period and another.

adj. Belonging to, serving during, or taking place during an intermediate interval of time; temporary: an interim agreement. See Synonyms at temporary.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. transitional

adj. temporary

n. A transitional or temporary period between other events.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events, etc.

n. A name given to each of three compromises made by the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and Catholics.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In the mean while; meantime.

n. The mean time; time intervening.

n. A provisional arrangement for the settlement of religious differences between Protestants and Roman Catholics in Germany during the Reformation epoch, pending a definite settlement by a church council.

Belonging to or connected with an intervening period of time; temporary: as, an interim order.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

From Latin, in the meantime; see en in Indo-European roots.

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From Latin interim ("meanwhile")

Examples

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